Most of Eden Prairie is in Hennepin County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $45.53 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Eden Prairie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,550 to $1,740 a month. At the middle rent, $1,660, a full-time job would need to pay $57.22 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55344 | Hennepin County | $1,550/mo | $52.86/hr |
| 55346 | Hennepin County | $1,660/mo | $57.22/hr |
| 55347 | Hennepin County | $1,740/mo | $60.39/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Eden Prairie needs to pay at least $45.53 an hour before taxes, about $94,703 a year. That is the figure for Hennepin County, where the typical studio rent is $1,365 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Eden Prairie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,550 to $1,740 a month. At the middle rent of $1,660, the pay needed would be $57.22 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hennepin County is $11.41 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads